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Name the process by which we take something we have observed (encountered), and convert it into a form we can store, retrieve and use.

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Memory

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There are 3 processes of memory and they are

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Encoding
Storage
Retrieval

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Name that process of memory

_____ is the process whereby information is placed within a context or code for possible later retrieval.

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Encoding

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Name that process of memory

What is the process of material being transferred from short-term memory to long-term memory.

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Storage

  • The retention of encoded information over time.
  • Material can be stored in long-term memory indefinitely.
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Name that process of memory

What is the process of information being recalled from long-term memory to the STM memory

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Retrieval

  • Ease of retrieval depends on a number of factors such as how effectively material was encoded initially, and how often it is retrieved
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A mental representation is a _____ _____ of a stimulus or category of stimuli

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mental model

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Mental Representations include

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Sensory representations
Verbal representations
Motoric representations

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These enable us to recall the general characteristics of something that is represented in a variety of forms, such as visual image, conceptual, or physical movements.

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Mental Representations

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Mental Representations

_____ representations are the immediate, very brief storage of information in a SENSORY mode (vision, sound, taste, smell and touch)

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SENSORY

For example, the image of where the USB plug is on your computer. This visual image enables you to immediately plug it in whereas the first time you need it you may have had to search for it.

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Motoric representations are a a momentary SENSORY memory of physical stimuli or

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the ability to physically remember and repeat body actions or forms.

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The Information Processing Model of Memory consists of three stores

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Sensory Registers

Short-term Memory (STM) Long-term Memory (LTM)

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The Information Processing Model of Memory also highlights where the processes of _____ and _____ occur

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rehearsal, retrieval

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Information Processing Model

Rehearsal occurs in in

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STM

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Information Processing Model

Retrieval occurs from the ____ to the ____

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LTM, STM

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Name the Information Processing Model steps

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stimulus enters sensory registers where it is either lost or deemed important enough to be processed through the STM. Again information is either lost or rehearsed so as to aid storage in the LTM. Retrieval occurs from LTM to STM.

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The Information Processing Model

_____ registers Hold information about a perceived stimulus for a fraction of a second after the stimulus disappears

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Sensory

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The Information Processing Model

There is only one _____ register for every sensory _____.

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sensory, system

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The Information Processing Model

Within the SENSORY registers is

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Iconic storage
and
Echoic storage

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A momentary SENSORY memory of visual stimuli; a photographic or picture-image memory lasting no more than a few tenths of a second

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Iconic storage

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a momentary SENSORY memory of auditory stimuli; if attention is elsewhere, sounds and words can still be recalled within 3 or 4 seconds

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Echoic storage

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The SENSORY registers have a very _____ duration (~1/2 sec hold) but potentially _____ capacity.

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limited, unlimited

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The Information Processing Model

Information from the sensory registers that is attended to moves into the

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Short term Memory (STM)

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The Information Processing Model

Stimuli that does not make a significant impression will not be transferred to short-term memory but rather be dropped from

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the sensory register.

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The Information Processing Model

Once information makes it to Short-term Memory it is held there for roughly __ to __

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20-30 seconds

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The process of _____ keeps information in the _____, and also increases the likelihood information will be stored in the ___ more effectively leading to better ____.

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rehearsal, STM, LTM, recall

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Short term memory is characterised by the following characteristics:

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(1) brief;
(2) limited in capacity; and,
(3) quickly accessed.

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Types of rehearsal

There are two types of rehearsal

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maintenance rehearsal

elaborative rehearsal

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Types of rehearsal

_____ rehearsal involves encoding that requires attention and conscious effort like memory techniques.
Self Reference effect - improved recall of information we can relate to ourselves (semantic encoding)

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elaborative

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Types of rehearsal

_____ rehearsal involves the conscious repetition of information, either to maintain it in consciousness (STM) or to encode it for storage. The hour before bed is best but not the seconds before.

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maintenance

  • is useful for STM
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Long-term Memory (LTM)

The representations of facts, images, actions and skills that may persist over a _____ (potentially limitless duration)

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lifetime

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Extracting information from the LTM is called

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retrieval

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A tendency to recall best the last (recency) and first items (primacy) in a a list.

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Serial Position Curve

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Serial Position Curve: Is where the primacy effect reflects ____, and recency, that is comprised of a number of modules, which are discrete but interdependent (parallel processing),
effects reflects ___

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LTM, STM

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Originally memory was conceptualised in terms of the _____ _____ Model. This model proposes that the stages of memory occur in a _____ order i.e. one at a time from sensory registers ->STM -> LTM. But we now know that ______ information is processes unconsciously, rather than consciously in the STM. Also, what information is deemed important enough to move from the sensory register to STM is influenced by LTM, this means that LTM may be _____ before STM rather than the other way round as indicated by the Serial Processing Model. Information is more likely to be deemed important if it relates to information already stored in _____.

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Serial Processing, sequential, sensory, activated, LTM

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Memory is no longer thought of in terms of a serial processing model but is now thought to be

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comprised of a number of modules which are discrete but interdependent (parallel processing).

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In line with a neuropsychological view of memory processing we now know that memory consists of

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a series of interdependent modules each responsible for a different kind of processing of in-coming information and remembering

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When we simultaneously hear thunder the sound is processed by our temporal lobe which processes auditory sound while the lightening is processed by our occipital and lower temporal lobes. This means that when we remember an event we remember it as ???

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It as one experience that has in fact been processed simultaneously by different parts of our brain

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Memory is no longer likened to the processing of a computer it is now ____ as ____

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mind, brain.

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working memory consists of two components:

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(1) temporary storage (STM)

(2) mental control.

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Working memory is a newer understanding of short-term memory that involves conscious, active processing of incoming information and of information retrieved from long-term memory (hold 1 task at a time) or

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the temporary storage and processing of information that can be used to solve problems, respond to environmental demands or achieve goals.

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Unlike ____ which is seen as a single storage unit, _____ memory is viewed as having multiple _____ with the storage system and processing systems NOT _____ for space.

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STM, working, systems, competing

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Working Memory

Baddeley and Hitch (1974) proposed that memory consists of three memory systems:

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(1) a visual memory store;
(2) a verbal memory store; and,
(3) a “central executive that controls and manipulates the information these two short-term stores hold in mind”

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Working Memory

The _____ _____ controls the flow and processing of information (limited capacity) to and from the verbal phonological stores and visuospatial sketchpad.

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Central executive

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Working Memory

The visuospatial sketchpad (visual memory store)
is a temporary image (__-__ seconds) that stores information about the location and nature of objects

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20–30

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Working Memory

Verbal memory store (phonological loop)

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Involves storage of verbal items (equates to STM). It has limited capacity.

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Neuropsychology of Working Memory

Working memory is thought to be directed by the _____ cortex, _____ and _____ working memory activate different _____ regions of the brain. This demonstrates the independence of different components of working memory.

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prefrontal, Verbal, visual, cortical

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Working Memory and LTM

Evidence supports a distinction between working memory and LTM in that people can have severe deficits in working memory without LTM being affected and vice-versa.

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However these components of memory are intertwined. Working memory draws on information stored in LTM. LTM activation occurs via working memory.

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Working Memory and LTM

Using knowledge in the LTM organising items into familiar, manageable units; often occurs automaticallyr easier comprehension

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Chunking - increase capacity of working memory

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Varieties of LTM

Within LTM there are at least two types of information stored, they are:

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procedural and declarative

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Varieties of LTM

Declarative memory has two subtypes of memory

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Semantic

Episodic

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Varieties of LTM

Within LTM _____ memory is memory for facts and events which can be stated or declared.

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Declarative

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Varieties of LTM

Within LTM _____ memory is memory for the ‘how to’ of skills or procedures

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Procedural

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Varieties of LTM

Within LTM There are also two ways that memory can be expressed, _____ (i.e., without our conscious awareness) and _____ (i.e., with our conscious awareness).

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implicitly, explicitly

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Varieties of LTM

Generic or _____ memory is general world knowledge or facts

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semantic

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Varieties of LTM

_____ Memory is memories of specific events which is autobiographical in nature

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Episodic

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Varieties of LTM

People express knowledge in two ways

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Explicit memory

Implicit memory

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Varieties of LTM

This kind of memory is expressed through conscious recollection (e.g., remembering telephone numbers)

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Explicit memory:

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Varieties of LTM

This kind of memory is expressed in behaviour but does not require conscious recollection (e.g., driving a car)

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Implicit memory:

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Varieties of LTM

Explicit memory Involves the conscious retrieval of information known as ____ and ____

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Recall and recognition

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Varieties of LTM -Explicit Memory

Recall is the spontaneous conscious recollection of information from the ____.

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LTM

61
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Name areas of the brain that are involved in LTM

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Pre-frontal cortex 
Parietal cortex 
Amygdala
Hippocampus 
Temporal cortex  
Occipital cortex
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Areas of the brain that are involved in LTM

Pre-frontal cortex is involved in

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the working memory, procedural memory and aspects of episodic memory.

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Areas of the brain that are involved in LTM

This structure is involved in the creation of mental representations.

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Parietal cortex

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Areas of the brain that are involved in LTM

The _____ is involved in consolidating explicit and declarative memory

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Amygdala

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Areas of the brain that are involved in LTM

This structure is critical for creating new explicit memories and integrating them into a network of knowledge so that they can be stored indefinitely in other parts of the cerebral cortex.

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Hippocampus

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Areas of the brain that are involved in LTM

The _____ cortex is involved in the creation of mental representations.

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temporal

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Areas of the brain that are involved in LTM

_____ cortex is involved in creation of mental representations.

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Occipital

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Studies of everyday memory examine

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  • The function of memory and our intent as we learn information
  • The emotional significance of memory
  • Prospective aspect of memory (memory for things that need to be done in the future)
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The storage of information in LTM requires that it be cast into a representational form otherwise known as

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encoding

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_____ is the process whereby information is converted into representational form, which enables later retrieval.

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Encoding

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Encoding in Long-Term Memory

There are two levels of processing.

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shallow processing

deep processing

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Encoding in Long-Term Memory

This involves focusing on the syntax or format of information.

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shallow processing

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Encoding in Long-Term Memory

Deep processing focuses on the meaning of the _____.

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stimulus

74
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Information considered useful to everyday tasks is given more room in the ______.

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hippocampus.

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Long Term Memory

Memory that is for things that need to be done in the future is know as ______ memory.

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prospective memory

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Long Term Memory - Memory that is for things from the past is known as:

_____ memory is where the content to be remembered (people, words, events, etc) is in the past, i.e. the recollection of past episodes. It includes semantic, episodic and autobiographical memory, and declarative memory in general, although it can be either explicit or implicit.

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retrospective memory

  • such as lists of words we encountered 20 minutes earlier.
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Encoding in Long-Term Memory refers to

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The storage of information in LTM requires that it be cast into a representational form (encoded)

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Encoding in Long-Term Memory

Levels of processing

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Shallow processing

Deep processing

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Long-Term Memory

Shallow processing focuses on the

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physical characteristics of the stimulus

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Long-Term Memory

Deep processing focuses on the

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meaning of the stimulus

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Encoding is the process whereby information is

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converted into representational form, which enables later retrieval.

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Long-Term Memory

_____ processing, which involves focusing on the syntax, or format of information.

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shallow

  • For example, focusing on which words are included in a sentence
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Long-Term Memory

_____ processing, which involves focusing on the meaning of the words and sentence meaning as a whole

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deep,

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Long-Term Memory (LTM)

The ease of retrieval of a memory depends on a match between the way information was encoded and how it is later retrieved is a phenomenon known as the

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Encoding Specificity Principle

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Long-Term Memory

superficial details = shallow processing
meaningful information = deep processing

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An extension of this view is that memory is simply a by-product of perceiving and thinking which lays down a neural pathway. When the reason for retrieval conforms with the original processing style the connections are easily activated.

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Cues in the retrieval context match cues in the original encoding context thus facilitating retrieval.

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Retrieval cues

87
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The theory that information is easier to recall when it is encoded and retrieved in the same emotional state

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Mood (state) congruent memory

88
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Information is easier to recall when it is encoded and retrieved in the same context is known as

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Context dependent memory

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relearning

Better memory retention when rehearsal occurs over a longer interval is know as the ______ effect.

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Spacing

The spacing effect -the tendency for distributed study or practice to yield better LONG-TERM retention than is achieved through massed study or practice

90
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Devices and systematic strategies used for remembering information

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Mnemonic devices

-memory aids, especially those techniques that use vivid imagery and organizational devices

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Devices and systematic strategies used for remembering information

Mnemonic devices

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  • Method of Loci:

- SQ4R Method: Survey, question, read, recite and review, and write.

92
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Devices and systematic strategies used for remembering information

Method of Loci:

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uses visual imagery as a memory aid

93
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These make encoding and retrieval easier because they connect new information with already stored information

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Networks of association

94
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_____ may be thoughts, images, concepts, propositions, smells, tastes, emotions or any other piece of information. Because one node can have connections to many other nodes, it can lead to tremendously complex associations.

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Nodes

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The network of association are composed of

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interconnected nodes

96
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What allows one to add concepts to existing networks

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Mnemonic devices

97
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Spreading activation

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Activating one node in a network triggers activation in closely related nodes.

98
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Patterns of thought , or organised knowledge structures, that render the environment relatively predictable are called

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schemas

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Efficient retrieval of information requires that nodes are organised in some logical way.

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Hierarchical storage is one such way.

100
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Schemas affect the way people remember in two ways:

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By influencing the way information is encoded

By shaping the way information is reconstructed

101
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_____ influence initial ____ by influencing how we interpret information, they can be like _____ that bias our thinking

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Schemas, encoding, filters

102
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‘Seven Sins of Memory’

Transience: memories \_\_\_\_\_ with time
Absent-mindedness: need to pay \_\_\_\_\_ to remember
Misattribution: source \_\_\_\_\_
Suggestibility: thinking we remember
Bias: \_\_\_\_\_ in recall
Persistence: recurring \_\_\_\_\_
Forgetting: inability to \_\_\_\_\_
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fade, attention, amnesia, distortions, memories, remember

Many of Schacter’s “sins” stem from adaptive memory processes that go awry. For example, if memory were not transient or temporary, our minds would eventually overflow with irrelevant information.

103
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Who documented the rate of forgetting of information.

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Ebbinghaus

104
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The LTM can show errors and _____. Memories can be primed so that people _____ they have experienced something they have not. People can also have certain biases for remembering _____ information (and even inflating this memory); _____ information however may be more difficult to retrieve or may be recalled in a minimal way.

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biases, believe, positive, negative

105
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Theories of Forgetting

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Decay theory

Interference theory

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Theories of Forgetting

Decay theory proposes that people forget because a piece of information is not _____ frequently enough to maintain the _____ pathway to that memory. In this sense _____ memories make way or new useful memories.

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retrieved, neural, obsolete

we forget due to a gradual loss of physiological changes due to learning

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Theories of Forgetting

This Interference theory conceptualised that there is conflict between new and old memories. Name the 2 ways this happens

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Proactive

Retroactive

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Theories of Forgetting

______ interference - The disruptive effect of prior learning on the recall of new information(present forgotten)

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proactive interference

  • occurs when previously learned information is lost because it is mixed up with new and somewhat similar information
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Theories of Forgetting

_______ interference - The disruptive effect of new learning on the recall of old information (past forgotten)

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retroactive interference

  • occurs when current information is lost because it is mixed up with previously learned, similar information
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_____, _____ or _____ rehearsal helps transfer information from STM to LTM stores

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Rehearsal, maintenance, elaborative

111
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Memory is a _____ process that mingles _____ of actual experience with general knowledge

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reconstructive, representations

112
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STM Holds a small amount of information (limited capacity of approximately _ items) for a short period of time (limited duration of approximately __–__ seconds)

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7, 20, 30

113
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Loss of memory for events that occurred before the onset of amnesia; eg a soldier’s forgetting events immediately before a shell burst nearby, injuring him.

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Retrograde Amnesia

114
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Inability to store new memories after a traumatic event

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anterograde amnesia

115
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inability of children below age three to form memories due to a lack of brain development

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infantile amnesia

116
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Ebbinghaus found the more time spent rehearsing a skill initially, the less time it takes to relearn the next day or later; in order for it to be stored in our long term memory, rehearsal after the skill is attained is essential.

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Retention Curve

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_____ memories, which are memories of highly aroused or significant events, it has been found that these memories require adrenalin activity in the brain to occur.

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flashbulb

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